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Safe Bulkers (SB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$5.15
+0.07 (+1.38%)
(As of 10/4/2024 ET)

Safe Bulkers Short Interest Data

Safe Bulkers (SB) has a short interest of 1.64 million shares, representing 2.81% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 478,133 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,640,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,920,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.58%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$7.79 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
106,770,000 shares
Float Size
58,390,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.81%
Today's Trading Volume
458,182 shares
Average Trading Volume
478,133 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
96%
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SB Short Interest Over Time

SB Days to Cover Over Time

SB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Safe Bulkers Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20241,640,000 shares $7.79 million -14.6%2.8%3 $4.75
8/31/20241,920,000 shares $9.81 million -6.3%3.3%3.5 $5.11
8/15/20242,050,000 shares $10.15 million -5.5%3.5%3.3 $4.95
7/31/20242,170,000 shares $10.98 million -16.9%3.7%3.5 $5.06
7/15/20242,610,000 shares $14.67 million -3.3%4.5%4.5 $5.62
6/30/20242,700,000 shares $15.71 million +14.4%4.6%4.6 $5.82
6/15/20242,360,000 shares $13.52 million +26.9%3.9%3.8 $5.73
5/31/20241,860,000 shares $10.55 million -18.4%2.9%2.6 $5.67
5/15/20242,280,000 shares $12.43 million -12.0%3.6%3 $5.45
4/30/20242,590,000 shares $12.91 million +6.2%4.1%3.2 $4.99
4/15/20242,440,000 shares $11.54 million -5.1%3.9%3 $4.73
3/31/20242,570,000 shares $12.75 million +6.6%4.1%2.9 $4.96
3/15/20242,410,000 shares $11.93 million +12.1%3.8%2.6 $4.95
2/29/20242,150,000 shares $9.97 million +15.0%3.4%2.4 $4.64
2/15/20241,870,000 shares $7.83 million No Change3.0%2.2 $4.19
1/31/20241,870,000 shares $7.55 million -6.0%3.0%2.5 $4.04
1/15/20241,990,000 shares $7.70 million +17.1%3.2%2.8 $3.87
12/31/20231,700,000 shares $6.68 million -8.1%2.7%2.5 $3.93
12/15/20231,850,000 shares $7.18 million +11.5%2.9%3.3 $3.88
11/30/20231,660,000 shares $6.44 million -13.1%2.6%3.2 $3.88
11/15/20231,910,000 shares $6.66 million +4.4%3.0%4.4 $3.49
10/31/20231,830,000 shares $5.75 million -5.2%2.9%4.5 $3.14
10/15/20231,930,000 shares $6.39 million -10.2%3.1%4.5 $3.31
9/30/20232,150,000 shares $6.97 million +4.9%3.4%4.9 $3.24
9/15/20232,050,000 shares $6.48 million +3.5%3.2%4.5 $3.16
8/31/20231,980,000 shares $6.33 million +9.4%3.1%4.2 $3.20
8/15/20231,810,000 shares $6.05 million -10.4%2.8%3.4 $3.34
7/31/20232,020,000 shares $6.73 million -6.9%3.2%3.3 $3.33
7/15/20232,170,000 shares $7.14 million +3.8%3.3%3.4 $3.29
6/30/20232,090,000 shares $6.81 million -14.3%3.2%3.1 $3.26
6/15/20232,440,000 shares $8.25 million +14.6%3.8%3.3 $3.38
5/31/20232,130,000 shares $6.74 million -27.6%3.2%2.4 $3.17
5/15/20232,940,000 shares $10.32 million +9.3%4.4%3.1 $3.51
4/30/20232,690,000 shares $9.85 million -7.9%3.8%3 $3.66
4/15/20232,920,000 shares $11.21 million -0.7%4.1%3.1 $3.84
3/31/20232,940,000 shares $10.85 million +7.3%4.2%3.2 $3.69
3/15/20232,740,000 shares $9.48 million +38.4%3.9%3 $3.46
2/28/20231,980,000 shares $7.43 million -2.9%2.8%2.4 $3.75
2/15/20232,040,000 shares $6.55 million -35.7%2.9%2.5 $3.21
1/31/20233,170,000 shares $10.43 million -8.1%4.5%3.7 $3.29
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1/15/20233,450,000 shares $10.42 million +19.8%4.8%4.1 $3.02
12/30/20222,880,000 shares $8.38 million -23.2%4.0%3.3 $2.91
12/15/20223,750,000 shares $10.65 million +19.1%5.2%3.9 $2.84
11/30/20223,150,000 shares $8.98 million +2.9%4.4%3.2 $2.85
11/15/20223,060,000 shares $9.58 million -5.9%4.2%3.1 $3.13
10/31/20223,250,000 shares $8.22 million +20.4%4.5%3.4 $2.53
10/15/20222,700,000 shares $7.29 million -9.7%3.7%2.9 $2.70
9/30/20222,990,000 shares $7.39 million +10.7%4.1%3.2 $2.47
9/15/20222,700,000 shares $8.75 million +18.9%3.7%2.9 $3.24
8/31/20222,270,000 shares $7.24 million +6.1%3.1%2.3 $3.19
8/15/20222,140,000 shares $7.88 million -18.0%2.9%1.8 $3.68
7/31/20222,610,000 shares $10.07 million -33.3%3.6%2.1 $3.86
7/15/20223,910,000 shares $13.18 million +14.3%5.3%3.1 $3.37
6/30/20223,420,000 shares $13.06 million +111.1%4.7%2.5 $3.82
6/15/20221,620,000 shares $6.77 million -28.3%2.2%1.1 $4.18
5/31/20222,260,000 shares $10.76 million +67.4%3.1%1.6 $4.76
5/15/20221,350,000 shares $5.44 million -28.2%1.8%1 $4.03
4/30/20221,880,000 shares $7.73 million +35.3%2.6%1.3 $4.11
4/15/20221,390,000 shares $5.92 million -19.7%1.9%0.9 $4.26
3/31/20221,730,000 shares $8.23 million +32.1%2.4%1.2 $4.76
3/15/20221,310,000 shares $5.96 million +19.1%1.8%1 $4.55
2/28/20221,100,000 shares $4.60 million -12.7%1.5%0.8 $4.18
2/15/20221,260,000 shares $5.41 million +22.3%1.7%1 $4.29
1/31/20221,030,000 shares $3.59 million +29.2%1.4%0.8 $3.49
1/15/2022797,300 shares $2.91 million -11.8%1.1%0.6 $3.65
12/31/2021904,300 shares $3.41 million -44.5%1.2%0.7 $3.77
12/15/20211,630,000 shares $5.88 million +6.5%2.2%1.1 $3.61
11/30/20211,530,000 shares $5.54 million -20.3%2.1%0.8 $3.62
11/15/20211,920,000 shares $7.01 million +7.3%2.7%1 $3.65
10/29/20211,790,000 shares $7.98 million +17.8%2.5%1 $4.46
10/15/20211,520,000 shares $7.01 million +4.1%2.1%0.9 $4.61
9/30/20211,460,000 shares $7.55 million -1.4%2.1%0.9 $5.17
9/15/20211,480,000 shares $7.70 million +39.6%2.1%1 $5.20
8/31/20211,060,000 shares $4.28 million -15.9%1.5%0.8 $4.04
8/13/20211,260,000 shares $4.35 million -11.3%1.8%0.8 $3.45
7/30/20211,420,000 shares $4.74 million -6.6%2.1%0.8 $3.34
7/15/20211,520,000 shares $5.08 million +15.2%2.2%0.7 $3.34
6/30/20211,320,000 shares $5.29 million +21.1%2.0%0.7 $4.01
6/15/20211,090,000 shares $4.23 million +32.7%1.7%0.6 $3.88
5/28/2021821,400 shares $3.03 million -8.1%1.4%0.5 $3.69
5/14/2021893,300 shares $3.47 million +2.4%1.7%0.7 $3.89
4/30/2021872,200 shares $2.90 million +7.3%1.8%0.7 $3.32
4/15/2021813,000 shares $1.85 million -9.0%1.6%0.9 $2.27
3/31/2021893,500 shares $2.22 million +8.2%1.8%1.1 $2.48
3/15/2021825,900 shares $2.36 million +22.1%1.7%1 $2.86
2/26/2021676,500 shares $1.95 million -11.3%1.4%1.1 $2.88
2/12/2021762,700 shares $1.90 million +9.3%1.6%1.3 $2.49
1/29/2021697,600 shares $1.16 million -0.7%1.4%1.7 $1.66
1/15/2021702,400 shares $1.35 million +22.5%1.5%2.3 $1.92
12/31/2020573,300 shares $745,290.00 +4.9%1.2%2.2 $1.30
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12/15/2020546,800 shares $634,288.00 +8.1%1.1%2.7 $1.16
11/30/2020506,000 shares $597,080.00 +16.9%1.1%2.9 $1.18
11/15/2020432,900 shares $432,900.00 -6.1%0.9%2.7 $1.00
10/30/2020461,200 shares $416,878.68 -3.9%1.0%3.1 $0.90
10/15/2020479,900 shares $489,498.00 +7.7%1.0%3.2 $1.02
9/30/2020445,600 shares $458,968.00 -8.4%0.9%3.2 $1.03
9/15/2020486,400 shares $525,312.00 +2.5%1.0%3.5 $1.08
8/31/2020474,600 shares $526,806.00 -7.0%1.0%3.1 $1.11
8/14/2020510,100 shares $635,074.50 -11.8%1.1%2.6 $1.25
7/31/2020578,200 shares $769,006.00 +4.6%1.2%2.5 $1.33
7/15/2020552,900 shares $680,067.00 -7.3%1.1%2.4 $1.23
6/30/2020596,300 shares $757,301.00 +51.7%1.2%2.5 $1.27
6/15/2020393,100 shares $491,375.00 -53.4%0.8%1.5 $1.25
5/29/2020843,400 shares $834,797.32 -1.4%1.7%2.8 $0.99
5/15/2020854,900 shares $735,128.51 +14.2%1.8%2.9 $0.86
4/30/2020748,700 shares $778,648.00 -6.8%1.5%2.5 $1.04
4/15/2020803,200 shares $843,360.00 -1.8%1.7%2.6 $1.05
3/31/2020817,500 shares $899,250.00 -29.3%1.7%2.5 $1.10
3/13/20201,155,500 shares $1.33 million +12.2%2.4%4.2 $1.15
2/28/20201,030,000 shares $1.07 million No Change2.1%3.7 $1.04
2/14/20201,030,000 shares $1.29 million +6.6%2.2%3.9 $1.25
1/31/2020966,100 shares $1.21 million -0.4%2.0%3.8 $1.25
1/15/2020970,400 shares $1.31 million +7.2%2.0%3.9 $1.35
12/31/2019905,300 shares $1.33 million -1.1%1.9%3.8 $1.47

SB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Safe Bulkers' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Safe Bulkers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,640,000 shares of SB short. 2.81% of Safe Bulkers' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Safe Bulkers' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Safe Bulkers?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Safe Bulkers's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Safe Bulkers?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.81% of Safe Bulkers' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Safe Bulkers' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Safe Bulkers saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,640,000 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the previous total of 1,920,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Safe Bulkers' float size?

Safe Bulkers currently has issued a total of 106,770,000 shares. Some of Safe Bulkers' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Safe Bulkers currently has a public float of 58,390,000 shares.

How does Safe Bulkers' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.81% of Safe Bulkers' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to Safe Bulkers: BW LPG Limited (0.51%), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (2.59%), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (1.25%), Costamare Inc. (6.11%), DHT Holdings, Inc. (5.54%), Wheels Up Experience Inc. (3.12%), Dorian LPG Ltd. (5.19%), Azul S.A. (2.30%), FLEX LNG Ltd. (6.22%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (19.69%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Safe Bulkers stock?

Short selling SB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Safe Bulkers as its price is falling. SB shares are trading up $0.07 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Safe Bulkers?

A short squeeze for Safe Bulkers occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Safe Bulkers' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:SB) was last updated on 10/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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